【英语时差8,16】书店街-上

Yang Li:If you love books, then this is just the programme for you. Diarmuid: Yes, Charing¹ Cross Road, near Soho, has long been a street famous for its bookshops. Yang Li: You can find all kinds of books there, can't you? Diarmuid: Yes, such as the foreign language bookshop Grant and Cutler, Borders, and Waterstones. But one of the oldest is Foyles bookshop. Yang Li: That's right. Foyles was once the largest bookshop in the world and it has become a tourist destination in London. Diarmuid: We spoke² to the Product Manager Kate Gunning. She gives us an idea of how big Foyles bookshop is. Kate: In terms of the number of titles we stock, which is just as important to people, we must be one of the largest. We've got, as a guide, upwards³ of 220,000 titles. Diarmuid: In terms of the different titles, Foyles is one of the world's largest bookshops, with 220,000 titles.

1 charing   

n.炭化v.把…烧成炭，把…烧焦( char的现在分词 )；烧成炭，烧焦；做杂役女佣

参考例句：

• We married in the chapel of Charing Cross Hospital in London. 我们是在伦敦查令十字医院的小教堂里结的婚。 来自辞典例句
• No additional charge for children under12 charing room with parents. ☆十二岁以下小童与父母同房不另收费。 来自互联网

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 upwards   

adv.向上，在更高处...以上

参考例句：

• The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
• The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。